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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “hydras” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

28 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
hydras1323931(None) 
hydra12249221hydra_
hydrae13258571hydrae
hydrase14287661hydrase
hydros13279361hydros
eyras84715922ey_ras
hijras1635772hijras
horas86333102h_oras
hybris14247002hybris
hydrant1489052hydrant
hydrants1585792hydrants
hydrases15227642hydrases
hydrate14239812hydrate
hydrates15229412hydrates
hydria13227902hydria
hydriae14246902hydriae
hydric15227952hydric
hydrid14248972hydrid
hydrids15267232hydrids
hydro12259422hydr_o
hydrops16197412hydrops
hydrous14197882hydrous
hyenas1288952hyenas
hylas114815902hy_las
hyrax1838032hy_rax
lycras11287252lycras
madras94316432madras
mudras94212262mudras

Search took 4 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter178691825510.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit82551282.64031269.3
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691283.04658664.1
 
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